2026 Expensive Texas Colleges To Attend Rankings
Among Texas colleges, Southern Methodist University has the most expensive tuition & fees ($67,040) and Texas Christian University has the second highest tuition & fees ($61,740) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Texas Colleges To Attend having expensive tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Texas Colleges To Attend
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | $67,040 | $37,278 | 1,420 | 63.4% | 12,116 | 84% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | $61,740 | $38,658 | 1,250 | 44.5% | 12,938 | 86% | 14 to 1 |
| 3 | Rice University Houston, TX | $61,247 | $57,030 | 1,550 | 8.0% | 8,961 | 95% | 6 to 1 |
| 4 | Baylor University Waco, TX | $58,100 | $43,578 | 1,300 | 51.3% | 20,626 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 | Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth Irving, TX | $56,200 | - | - | - | 1,610 | 75% | 50 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Dallas Irving, TX | $53,930 | $23,400 | 1,230 | 53.4% | 2,078 | 73% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 | Trinity University San Antonio, TX | $53,676 | $23,597 | 1,405 | 25.9% | 2,687 | 84% | 8 to 1 |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston, TX | $52,950 | - | - | - | 2,632 | 60% | 33 to 1 |
| 9 | Saint Edward's University Austin, TX | $51,384 | $29,570 | 1,110 | 81.4% | 3,033 | 63% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | $44,908 | $22,954 | 1,390 | 26.6% | 53,864 | 89% | 18 to 1 |
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